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Author: Nolan Hicks

One of City Hall’s top music officials has been placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a City Auditor investigation, a city spokesman confirmed Wednesday.

Don Pitts, head of the city’s music and entertainment division, has been off the job since Jan. 13. He is an important figure in the city’s efforts to bolster and protect its music and arts scene from rising rents that have led to the closure of …

A supporter of District 10 City Council Member Sheri Gallo says he filed a complaint with the United States Postal Service on Friday, alleging that a young woman illegally stuffed a flier supporting Gallo’s opponent in his mailbox.

In an interview, the supporter and Gallo donor, John Greening, told the American-Statesman he saw a “young woman” with “long” and “blond hair” stuffing the flier in his mailbox. He said he was …

District 10 challenger Alison Alter catapulted into the lead in the money race, thanks to a boost from the city’s public campaign finance system, reports filed late Monday show.

Alter raised $143,000 over the past month, between Oct. 30 and Dec. 3, thanks in part to a $64,000 cash boost from the city’s Fair Campaign Fund. Even without the public funding boost, Alter still managed to out-raise Council Member Sheri Gallo, bringing in …

Activists fighting the controversial Pilot Knob development deal have added a new argument to their lawsuit: The development, also known as Easton Park, never should have qualified for millions of dollars in fee waivers in …